Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann
@gloefflmann.bsky.social
Lecturer (Assistant Prof) in US Foreign Policy, Queen Mary University of London. Out now: The Politics of Antagonism (Routledge, 2024). Researches Security/Narratives/Identity/Populism
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/loefflmanngeorg.html
https://www.qmul.ac.uk/politics/staff/profiles/loefflmanngeorg.html
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How did populist narratives mobilize Trump voters and enable 'America First'? The Politics of Antagonism argues that populist rhetoric primarily appeals to voters' insecurities and emotions, remaking the concepts of 'Us' and 'Them' in the process:
routledge.com/The-Politics-o…
routledge.com/The-Politics-o…
Ja, that’s a hard no. Goodbye ISA conference for the foreseeable future.
February 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Ja, that’s a hard no. Goodbye ISA conference for the foreseeable future.
Couscous immer irgendwie so eine 4/10 Beilage.
February 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Couscous immer irgendwie so eine 4/10 Beilage.
The FCAS story so far…
Left: plucky France with Macron and Dassault just trying to build a European fighter jet that can launch from an aircraft carrier.
Right: cold-hearted, untrustworthy Germans with their insistence on shared workloads and design decisions destroying FCAS.
Left: plucky France with Macron and Dassault just trying to build a European fighter jet that can launch from an aircraft carrier.
Right: cold-hearted, untrustworthy Germans with their insistence on shared workloads and design decisions destroying FCAS.
February 10, 2026 at 11:25 AM
The FCAS story so far…
Left: plucky France with Macron and Dassault just trying to build a European fighter jet that can launch from an aircraft carrier.
Right: cold-hearted, untrustworthy Germans with their insistence on shared workloads and design decisions destroying FCAS.
Left: plucky France with Macron and Dassault just trying to build a European fighter jet that can launch from an aircraft carrier.
Right: cold-hearted, untrustworthy Germans with their insistence on shared workloads and design decisions destroying FCAS.
JD Vance arrives in Italy for the Olympic Winter Games and a meeting with Meloni.
February 9, 2026 at 6:47 PM
JD Vance arrives in Italy for the Olympic Winter Games and a meeting with Meloni.
It’s OKKK to be white.
February 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s OKKK to be white.
My God, do they all look dull like dishwater. The lighting and shadowy background is like something out of an X-Files episode, but instead of a government conspiracy to cover up the existence of aliens, you just get a bunch of rich dorks in a restaurant backroom rendition of The Last Supper.
February 7, 2026 at 5:46 PM
My God, do they all look dull like dishwater. The lighting and shadowy background is like something out of an X-Files episode, but instead of a government conspiracy to cover up the existence of aliens, you just get a bunch of rich dorks in a restaurant backroom rendition of The Last Supper.
Now, that’s one cracker of a line: “The Mandelson scandal is bad. Very bad indeed. And that therefore makes it comparable to an average Tuesday under the Johnson administration.” 10/10.
This—by @iandunt.bsky.social—is the best thing I’ve read on the implications of this week’s shitshow for UK government, diplomacy and democracy
Starmer's moment of reckoning
Where is the competent boring government we were promised?
iandunt.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Now, that’s one cracker of a line: “The Mandelson scandal is bad. Very bad indeed. And that therefore makes it comparable to an average Tuesday under the Johnson administration.” 10/10.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Christopher Columbus in 1492, who never set foot in North America, discovered the USA, founded in 1776, amazing. History needs to be rewritten.
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Christopher Columbus in 1492, who never set foot in North America, discovered the USA, founded in 1776, amazing. History needs to be rewritten.
Maybe the cure to male loneliness is rolling through no man’s land in a Tiger tank…
February 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Maybe the cure to male loneliness is rolling through no man’s land in a Tiger tank…
Just read a GQ article that referred to punks as a style ‘from the late 1900s’ and the little light inside of me went and straight up died.
spongebob squarepants is sitting in front of a computer and screaming internally .
ALT: spongebob squarepants is sitting in front of a computer and screaming internally .
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Just read a GQ article that referred to punks as a style ‘from the late 1900s’ and the little light inside of me went and straight up died.
Es ist allerdings auch tatsächlich Fasching, also sich kindisch verkleiden ist ja eigentlich die Essenz vom Fasching, das Kostüm an sich ist schon irgendwie geil. Nur Söder ist halt immer cringe, mit oder ohne Kostüm.
February 6, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Es ist allerdings auch tatsächlich Fasching, also sich kindisch verkleiden ist ja eigentlich die Essenz vom Fasching, das Kostüm an sich ist schon irgendwie geil. Nur Söder ist halt immer cringe, mit oder ohne Kostüm.
He-Man, erste Bilder vom deutschen Remake.
February 6, 2026 at 6:49 PM
He-Man, erste Bilder vom deutschen Remake.
Nimm das Cholesterinspiegel, du kannst mir gar nichts. 💪 #Carbonara
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Nimm das Cholesterinspiegel, du kannst mir gar nichts. 💪 #Carbonara
Reposted by Georg ‘Maverick’ Löfflmann
Book launch! 25 February @qmulsse.bsky.social launching edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-derrida... @edinburghup.bsky.social Registration link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Book launch: Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory
Join us for the launch of Lasse Thomassen’s Derrida, Deconstruction and Political Theory
www.eventbrite.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Book launch! 25 February @qmulsse.bsky.social launching edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-derrida... @edinburghup.bsky.social Registration link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
Wir lieben Verpackungsmaterial. 😅
February 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Wir lieben Verpackungsmaterial. 😅
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Washington Dulles International is a hellhole that makes Americans despair and strikes terror into foreigners—just like Donald Trump.
Published April, 2024. trib.al/JGM53Uf
Published April, 2024. trib.al/JGM53Uf
February 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Washington Dulles International is a hellhole that makes Americans despair and strikes terror into foreigners—just like Donald Trump.
Published April, 2024. trib.al/JGM53Uf
Published April, 2024. trib.al/JGM53Uf
So, endlich Feierabend. Jetzt Carbonara und dazu einen Primitivo in die Rüstung römern.
a man in a tuxedo is standing in a room with the word pasta .
ALT: a man in a tuxedo is standing in a room with the word pasta .
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
So, endlich Feierabend. Jetzt Carbonara und dazu einen Primitivo in die Rüstung römern.
I think every academic office needs a Batman and at least two Gundams.
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
I think every academic office needs a Batman and at least two Gundams.
What is so striking about tech billionaires like Musk and Bezos is that there is nothing there, no class, no grace, no humour, no empathy, no style, no wit, no depth, no charm. Empty avatars of materialist greed and techno-capitalist authoritarianism devoid of all meaning.
February 5, 2026 at 9:57 AM
What is so striking about tech billionaires like Musk and Bezos is that there is nothing there, no class, no grace, no humour, no empathy, no style, no wit, no depth, no charm. Empty avatars of materialist greed and techno-capitalist authoritarianism devoid of all meaning.
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Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Excellent article but stark reminder that for all the perceptions of universities as ivory towers for elites, they are actually vital hubs in towns n cities supporting local businesses and providing key services as well as education….
Living the dream.
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Living the dream.
Gerne is doing a lot of work here. ;)
February 2, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Gerne is doing a lot of work here. ;)
Otto von Duckmarck has entered the chat.
February 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Otto von Duckmarck has entered the chat.